Document: MPD Arrests Man for October 2022 Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced an arrest was made in connection to a homicide that occurred on Oct. 14, 2022 on the intersection of L and 11th Street, SE.

According to MPD documents, officers responded to the location for the report of an assault. They located an individual suffering from blunt force injuries. He was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on Nov. 3, 2022.

The victim was identified as 61-year-old Thomas Gray.

An autopsy revealed the cause of death was complications of blunt force trauma, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.

On May 17, 54-year-old Oliver Gomes was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed. The investigation revealed that the suspect and the victim were known to each other.